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Revelation 6:10

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they were crying” (ἔκραξαν) before in a here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “from” (ἐκ) before those here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “were crying out” (ἔκραζον) before in a here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before true here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from” (ἀπὸ) before those here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔκραξανekraxanthey criedκράζω (krazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they cried”, a single actionG2896I cry aloud, shriek.they criedφωνῇphōnēvoiceφωνήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the to- or for-formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.voiceμεγάλῃmegalēgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “great”, the to- or for-formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.λέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingἝωςheōsHowἕωςpreposition — “How”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.Howπότεpotelongπότεadverb — “long”G4219when, at what time.longὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δεσπότηςdespotēsO Lordδεσπότηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “O Lord”, the subject formG1203a lord, master, or prince.O Lordὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅγιοςhagiosholyἅγιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “holy”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.holyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀληθινόςalēthinostrueἀληθινόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “true”, the subject formG228true (lit: made of truth), real, genuine.This verse uses “true”.trueοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notκρίνειςkrineisjudgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.judgeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐκδικεῖςekdikeisavengeἐκδικέω (ekdikeō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “avenge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1556I give justice over, defend, avenge, vindicate.This verse uses “avenge”.avengeτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἷμαhaimabloodαἷμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “blood”, the object formG129blood (especially as shed).bloodἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐκekonἐκpreposition — “on”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.onτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κατοικούντωνkatoikountōnthem that dwellκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “them that dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.them that dwellἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the earth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἔκραζονekrazonthey criedκράζω (krazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they cried”, a single actionG2896I cry aloud, shriek.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπὸapoonἀπόpreposition — “on”G575from, away from.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they were crying with a great voice, saying, 'Till when, O Master, the Holy and the True, dost Thou not judge and take vengeance of our blood from those dwelling upon the land?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

Young’s Literal Translation

and they were crying with a great voice, saying, 'Till when, O Master, the Holy and the True, dost Thou not judge and take vengeance of our blood from those dwelling upon the land?'

World English Bible

They cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

Darby Translation

and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O sovereign Ruler, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell upon the earth?

Douay-Rheims

And they cried with a loud voice, saying: How long, O Lord (holy and true) dost thou not judge and revenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

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